But he was convicted by the jury and sentenced to four years in a young offenders’ institution.

Judge Rogers told him:“He is a man of 48 and you are 20,” the judge told him.

“It was wholly unprovoked, it was persistent, and even when Mr Tudor was on the ground defenceless and eventually unconscious, you were kicking and stamping upon him while others were shouting at you to leave him alone.”

Judge Rogers told Rodham he did not hide his features, arrogantly believing his victim would not complain.

Gareth Roberts, defending, suggested it was Mr Tudor who was the aggressor and that it was he who started it.